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Crime is hitting downtown Oakland restaurants and bars hard, leading to businesses getting dropped by insurance companies and others installing security gates.
Restaurants, beauty salons, coffee shops and convenience stores in various parts of Oakland were targeted by thieves in the overnight hours Thursday. Surveillance videos show caravans of thieves pulling up in vehicles, using tools and taking their time breaking into shops.